1195. sna. Extremely few words have this ending

स्न sna. Extremely few words have this ending.

a. It is seen in tīkṣṇásharp, and perhaps in çlakṣṇá, -rūkṣṇá, mārtsna; and in geṣṇa and deṣṇá (usually trisyllabic: daīṣṇa) gift. Unless in the last, it is not found preceded by i; but it has (like snu, above) a before it in vadhasnádeadly weapon, karásnafore-arm;nadīṣṇaskilled seems to be secondary. Feminines are mṛtsnāloam, jyotsnāmoonlight.